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The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation (www.wired.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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People who have turned to X for breaking news about the Israel-Hamas conflict are being hit with old videos, fake photos, and video game footage at a level researchers have never seen.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It was the social media of choice for journalists. It was an excellent place to get your news as long as you followed the right people (reputable, credible professionals).

Now many of those right people have left and they're far more difficult to distinguish from the wrong people.

[โ€“] FlyingSquid 4 points 1 year ago

Agreed. I didn't use Twitter, but friends followed NPR correspondents for information and, while it didn't replace the news, it enhanced it for them.